How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?

5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Côte d'Ivoire: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry

Cameroon

422,675 number

in 2019

Côte d'Ivoire

569,534 number

in 2019

Cameroon rank

11th

Côte d'Ivoire rank

8th

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry over time

Cameroon
Côte d'Ivoire

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 569,534 number against 422,675 number in Cameroon, a difference of 146,859 number.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.3 times Cameroon's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 11th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 8th of 133 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Côte d'Ivoire	Difference	Ahead
2000s	348,687 number	515,580 number	166,893 number	Côte d'Ivoire
2010s	384,086 number	542,018 number	157,932 number	Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry, Cameroon or Côte d'Ivoire?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 569,534 number against 422,675 number in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry between Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?: 146,859 number, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?: Cameroon ranks 11th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 8th of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/